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Maybe You Should Give Up

Thursday, 30 May 2019 by TOSBlog

Picture this scenario: You’re getting ready for an important engagement. You’ve run through the mental checklist. Kids fed? Check. Teeth brushed? Check. Shoes on? Check. Everyone’s cooperating and things are running smoothly for a change. You begin to exhale the proverbial breath you didn’t realize you had been holding. Aaah. You grab your bag,

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Get Up and Move!

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 by TOSBlog

I’ve never been an exercise junkie. I have friends that are avid runners, pro hikers, and even cyclers. Our family enjoys being active though, just as a family instead of separate pursuits. While we love the outdoors when possible, many day to day factors may keep us indoors. So it has always been a

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Games for Math Class

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 by TOSBlog

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All throughout our homeschooling adventures, one thing was certain: spring fever. There would always come a time each year when it was not only difficult for our girls to stay focused on tasks, it was hard for me to concentrate on helping them, because we all wanted to go outside. We did come up

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Parenting Truths

Monday, 27 May 2019 by TOSBlog

As a young homeschooling Mama, I tried my best to go to every parent event our local homeschool group hosted. I wanted to hear from the veteran homeschoolers about what had worked, and what hadn’t worked for them with their children. It was not an effort to be just like them, but to learn from